DRUG TESTS COULD HAVE UNINTENDED RESULTS

I'm writing about the article "GNA random drug testing policy gets
initial approval," published on Nov. 16 in The Times Leader.

As the parent of a 16-year-old, ideally my son will never use any
illegal drugs. However, if he does use an illegal drug, I would hope
it's marijuana and only marijuana.

Drug testing discourages this because marijuana is fat-soluble. As a
result, marijuana stays in a person's system for up to several weeks.
On the other hand, drugs like meth, cocaine and heroin exit the body
within a few days because they are water-soluble.

Drug testing discourages marijuana use and encourages use of much
more dangerous drugs such as meth, cocaine and heroin. Would you want
your children experimenting with meth or heroin instead of marijuana?

Meth and heroin can and do kill. Marijuana does not.

Meth, cocaine and heroin are highly addictive. Marijuana is not.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.